I just got off the phone with my mom – apparently all 25 of our out of state guests were not aware that they needed to RSVP. They actually thought it was a wedding announcement, not an invite. Maybe they missed the first line ‘You are invited to attend the wedding of…’

Plus, before this I received random phone calls from people asking where we were registered. Um, it’s listed on the RSVP card – the one that said ‘For registry information visit our wedding website’. And don’t even get me started on people wanting to bring guests when it was clearly only addressed to the individual.

I wonder… Have we become a society of idiots who need everything spelled out for us? The information is right in front of you. I know these people are our loved ones, but seriously I wonder how they’ve come this far in life. I might sound harsh here, but I’m baffled by this.

haha, even if the information were spelled out in gigantic letters AND they had someone telling them the exact information, they still wouldn’t get it. sigh. i think people scan more than read and comprehend these days. i’m dealing with the same issue planning my class’ reunion!

Thats why I thought RSVP-ing online would be too complicated, especially for the older ones! And people not reading your invite, I think that was just laziness. People just want to stress us out with all the other stuff we got going on, thats all!

I can’t believe they thought it was a wedding announcement! Didn’t they know what your date was ahead of time and that they would be invited? Have these people ever gone to a wedding before? You will always get asked about your registry even though it’s on your website – people tend to be lazy and think “I’ll just ask” instead of looking online. At least they ask you instead of going out and buying something off the registry!

I wish it was only the old folks who had trouble. It was random across the board. It might just be laziness. Imagine if I didn’t have dinner or music for my guests at the wedding. Oh yeah, I was just ‘too lazy to feed you or entertain you’. LOL

I don’t think there’s a way around it, stamped return envelope or online. A wedding is just another night out in the distant future for them. Not very high priority to read carefully and respond accordingly. It’s not like their mortgage contracts..oops, nevermind.